The shuttering of El Milagro Bakery and Taqueria serves as a sobering case study in the harsh mathematics of modern restaurant survival. Independent bakeries operate on razor-thin margins where every fraction of a cent per pound of flour matters. When small family teams carry those fiscal burdens without corporate backing, even steady customer volume cannot always protect them from structural market strain. State Street lost a unique culinary address, leaving southern Lancaster County with one less authentic table to share.
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